Wednesday, 13 October 2021
KARACHI, OCT 13: Samrah Enterprises, one of Pakistan’s leading distribution companies, has introduced a range of frozen products by the international brand Fresh St in the Pakistani market.
The new frozen range consists of different products with no added preservatives. There are different types of frozen french fries including crinkle, classic, and shoestring french fries. Other products include frozen mixed vegetables, broccoli, sweet corn, and garden peas.
“Our main goal at Samrah Enterprises is to cater to the ever-changing consumer needs,” said Syed Muhammad Salman, VP Marketing, Samrah Enterprises. “With the new Fresh St frozen range, we aim to provide our consumers with healthy yet easy-to-cook options as they go on with their everyday lives.”
Fresh St aims to offer a diversified range of condiments and other food categories. The international brand has a large customer base in UAE and now aims to do the same in Pakistan.
The new Fresh St frozen range is available to purchase at all the leading stores in Pakistan. It is also available online at naheed.pk,samrahenterprises.comand www.daraz.pk.
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Islamabad, OCT 13: Indonesian Ambassador launched the ‘Batik’ exhibition titled ‘Indonesia Batik: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ at the Centaurus Mall, on Monday.
The exhibition which is
collaboration between the Indonesian Embassy, and the Batik Studio, Islamabad
aims at transmitting inspiring innovative ideas and skill development in
creative mediums and fashion industry.
President Pakistan Women
Association Mehwish Sohail was the guest of honour on the occasion while
faculty and students from National College of Arts, Iqra University and Fatima
Jinnah University were also present on the occasion.
Ambassador Adam Tugio flanked by
the guest of honour, GM Operations Centaurus Mall Irfan Ul Haque, CEO Batik
Studio Mohsin Qamar launched the exhibition by cutting the ribbon.
Speaking on the occasion,
Ambassador Adam Tugio said that because of the shared historical, religious and
cultural linkages and remarkable similarities the possibilities for deepening
of Indonesia’s relationship with Pakistan were enormous and hence promotion of
people to people contact encourages the vital role that various stakeholders
could play in contributing to the strength and vitality of the bilateral
relationship.
He said that Indonesia was
extremely rich in art and culture which were intertwined with religion and
age-old traditions. The crafts of Indonesia vary in both medium and art form
and as whole the people are artistic by nature and express themselves on
canvas, wood, metals, clay and stone, he added.
The Envoy said that Batik was the most quintessentially Indonesian textile and historically the most expressive and subtle of the resist methods. Batik was intertwined with the cultural identity of the Indonesian people and, through the symbolic meanings of its colours and designs, expresses their creativity and spirituality.
It was
gaining popularity internationally as a wonderful creative medium and, no
wonder, it has been added to the Representative List of Unesco’s World
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity which is the theme of the today’s
exhibition as well, he elaborated.
On this occasion, the Ambassador
also informed that the Embassy will soon organize “The Pakistan Batik Design
Competition” in collaboration with the Pakistani Universities. He mentioned
that the top three winners of the competition will be sent to Indonesia’s world
famous Bali Island for a free trip and get two weeks hands on training on Batik
Technique and Designing at the prime Arts College of the Island.
Batik textiles feature ornate
motifs, patterns, and colours created by brushing or pouring hot wax onto
un-dyed fabric. The fabric is then dyed, and the wax is removed with boiling
water to reveal the patterns. This process can be repeated multiple times to
create layered patterns with different colours.
Although it is common to see the mass production of batik with technology and machines, it is still made by hand in many parts of Indonesia.
There is a considerable market for this high-quality cloth. Batik is gaining popularity both in Indonesia and abroad and the fashion designers were incorporating batik textiles and designs into their range of collection.
The list of batik products was ever getting lengthier and the striking beauty of batik handbags, bedspreads, curtains and tablecloths was indescribable. The exhibition will continues till Wednesday (13 October) and displays some fine collection of batik and batik products.
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Tuesday, 12 October 2021
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, OCT 12: A Roundtable Discussion on “Central-South Asia Regional Connectivity: Grand Initiative by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev” was organized by Center for Global & Strategic Studies, Islamabad & Department of History & Pakistan Studies, University of the Punjab in collaboration with Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islamabad & Regional Integration Center, University of the Punjab, Lahore at University of the Punjab, Lahore.
The roundtable discussion aimed to highlight the importance of regional connectivity between Central and South Asia vis-Ã -vis socio-economic and cultural cooperation.
The event commenced with the opening remarks of Prof. Dr. Saleem Mazhar, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of the Punjab, Lahore. He stated that Punjab University is one the oldest university and the Department of History has created many scholars and professors.
Punjab University has offered
admissions to the students of Uzbekistan that will prove to be a milestone in
Pak-Uzbek bilateral ties.
Brigadier Mansoor Saeed Sheikh SI (M) (Retd), Vice President (Punjab Region), Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad in his welcome address stated that Pakistan is situated at the convergence of three geo-economically significant regions and it offers shortest route to the sea for all landlocked countries of Central Asia alongside western China and Afghanistan.
Pakistan stands out significantly
in this regional connectivity. He also stated that at present, the initiative
of Central-South Asian connectivity by President of Uzbekistan has emerged as a
significant factor in rejuvenating centuries old traditional and cultural
linkages between both countries.
Chief Guest of the event, Aybek Arif Usmanov, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Pakistan presented Key note speech on “Pakistan and Uzbekistan economic cooperation and perspective”. He stated that not only Punjab, but KPK is also well connected with Uzbekistan.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Imran Khan are the first drivers and promoters of connectivity. The projects of connectivity between our countries are already showing positive impacts as I see young researchers, students and scholars gathered here for this event.
For more than three years, Pak-Uzbek leaders are working for the peace and development in Afghanistan. He stated that all countries are interested to use Pakistan as a transit hub in Central Asia. He also stated that we are now working on high technology cooperation with Pakistan.
Experts from Uzbekistan helped in
formulating solutions to enhance cotton production in Pakistan.
Mr. Khalid Taimur Akram, Executive Director, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad gave a detailed presentation on “Analyzing the concept of Central- South Asian Connectivity: Ten-point agenda by Shavkat Mirziyoyev”.
He stated that Central and South Asia, located at the crossroads of the Great Silk Road, have promoted active dialogue between peoples and civilizations for many centuries.
The peoples of our regions have repeatedly found themselves within the framework of common state formations, as well as a common political, economic and humanitarian space.
The close ties between our people
have contributed to rapid intellectual and spiritual progress. Mr. Khalid
Taimur also discussed the 10 Point Proposal by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of
the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Prof. Dr. Mahboob Hussain, Chairman, Department of History & Pakistan Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore presented speech on “Historical & Cultural linkages between Central-South Asia: An overview of great civilizational patterns”. He stated that common cultural heritage needs to be explored and academic exchange and collaboration is the need of the hour.
The most recent initiative was taken by the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev by organizing an International Conference on Central-South Asia Connectivity.
Connectivity is not just about
economics, it also drives regional cooperation and encourages friendly
relations among neighbors. Our University is ready to establish links and
active participation with all the regional countries.
Prof. Dr. Iram Khalid, Chairperson, Department of Political Science & International Relations, University of the Punjab, Lahore presented speech on “Reinvigorating the phenomena of academic cooperation into regionalism: A case study of Central & South Asia”.
She presented a model that included activities like student exchange programs, seminars, conferences and expert exchange programs. She stated that for the growth of ideas, we need to incorporate academicians from social sciences.
Moreover, a committee should be
made for curriculum building specifically for this region and in the longer
term, a university must also be established dedicated to the Central-South
Asian studies.
Prof. Dr. RukhsanaIftikhar, Department of History, University of the Punjab,Lahorepresented speech on “Economic Potential Between Central and South Asia”. She stated that since the freedom of South Asian states, Pakistan has also been trying to promote her relations with these newlyborn and rich resources states.
Pakistan has been a gateway to
Central Asia since centuries. Central Asia holds significance for the land and
people of Pakistan. Pakistan can be one of the finest partner for Central Asia
in terms of economic cooperation.
Dr. Fozia Ali Hadi, Director, Regional Integration Center (RIC), University of the Punjabpresented speech on “Role of SCO in Central & South Asia Connectivity”.
She stated that SCO Member states stand for promoting cooperation in the development of international relations built upon mutual respect, equality and mutually beneficial cooperation as well as developing a common vision of a community of common destiny for mankind.
The role of SCO is critical in
adopting programs to promote socioeconomic development as this may be the key
to merge as an effective tool for gaining stability and prosperity in the
region.
Mr. Ghazi Abdullah, Assistant Professor, Department of History & Pakistan Studies, University of the Punjab presented speech on “Enhancing industrial cooperation between Pakistan and Central Asia: Options and parameters”.
He discussed the current challenges in the way of development including the changing dynamics of Afghanistan, border tensions in the region and other pertinent issues.
He also discussed that our
leaders and academia are actively engaged and they should also analyze the
challenges and work towards their resolve.
Mr. Jasur Saidahmedov, Second Secretary, Trade and Economy, Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islamabad highlighted Pakistan and Uzbekistan cooperation with relevance to significant cultural and tourism ties.
He discussed in detail the prospects of agricultural cooperation between Uzbekistan and Pakistan that will enhance the bilateral relations between both brotherly countries. He stated that Uzbekistan is eating Pakistani potato. In every village, every city there are Pakistani potatoes.
Furthermore, he stated that the athletes from Pakistan are participating in various competitions of Uzbekistan and recently a wrestler from Pakistan has won a gold medal in that competition.
Similarly, various other initiatives are being undertaken to enhance cooperation and people to people contacts. He stated that tourism has become important between our countries. We have a Pak-Uzbek culture and trade center and tourists information centers as well.
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BRUSSELS, OCT 12: The European Union (EU) on Tuesday pledged a one billion euro aid package for Afghanistan “to avert a major humanitarian and socio-economic collapse”, the bloc’s chief Ursula von der Leyen said.
The money adds 250 million euros to a 300m euro sum the EU previously announced for urgent humanitarian needs, with the remainder going to Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries taking in Afghans fleeing Taliban rule, a statement said.
Von der Leyen made the pledge at a virtual G20 summit hosted by Italy, dedicated to discussing the humanitarian and security situation in Afghanistan.
Her statement stressed that the EU funds are “direct support” for Afghans and would be channelled to international organisations working on the ground, not to the Taliban’s interim government which Brussels does not recognise.
Meanwhile, EU development aid — different from humanitarian aid — remains frozen.
“We must do all we can to avert a major humanitarian and socioeconomic collapse in Afghanistan. We need to do it fast,” von der Leyen said, observing that winter was approaching.
“We have been clear about our conditions for any engagement with the Afghan authorities, including on the respect of human rights. So far, the reports speak for themselves. But the Afghan people should not pay the price of the Taliban’s actions,” she said.
EU countries are wary at the prospect of a surge of Afghan asylum seekers trying to enter the bloc, as happened in 2015 with Syrians fleeing their war.
Brussels’ calculation is that donating money to help stabilise Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and help out countries between it and Europe could stem any flow.
Von der Leyen has said EU countries — especially those that participated in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s mission that hastily decamped in August as the Taliban swept to power — have a “moral duty” to help Afghans.
The one billion euro aid package announced will boost spending in the health sector in Afghanistan. In the neighbouring countries, it will go to help with migration management and promote cooperation in fighting terrorism, crime and migrant smuggling.
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ISLAMABAD, OCT 12: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has rejected Afghan media reports suggesting they had suspended the flight operation of Kam Air, Afghanistan’s largest private airline, to Islamabad. According to the Afghan media report earlier on Monday that Pakistan has asked Kam Air to stop flights to Pakistan until the next announcement.
According to The Pakistan Daily, officials of the airlines have told Radio Free of Afghanistan that their flights to Pakistan have been suspended for the time being. Officials of Kam Air Airlines said on Sunday, that their flights have been suspended for the past two days and added that they are awaiting the notice of Pakistan.
But according to a spokesperson for the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA)“Pakistan has not suspended the flights.” Describing Afghan news reports suggesting otherwise as “false.” “One of their (KAM) flights didn’t take off from Kabul as passengers didn’t have the required NOC (no-objection certificate) from the MOI [Ministry of Interior of Pakistan].
They, in fact, asked us to let them operate an additional flight in place of the missed flight but Pakistan didn’t allow.” The PCAA spokesperson said the Afghan airline was operating as per schedule. “Passengers from Afghanistan are required to have the permission of Pakistan’s ministry of interior to travel to Pakistan,” he explained.
Afghanistan’s civil aviation ministry last month asked Pakistani authorities to allow Kam Air and Afghan national flag carrier, Ariana, to operate commercial flights to Islamabad, after some airlines had already resumed their flight operations to the war-torn country.
The PCAA granted Kam Air permission for Islamabad-Kabul flights on September 27. Kam Air was the only carrier, besides Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), to operate commercial flights between Afghanistan and Pakistan after the Taliban takeover.
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WASHINGTON, OCT 12: Amazon.com
Inc will let individual teams decide for how many days corporate employees
would be expected to work from office in a week, Chief Executive Officer Andy
Jassy said in a message to employees on Monday.
Earlier, Amazon's policy required
for employees to return to office from Jan. 3 for at least three days a week.
In his message that was posted on
Amazon's blog, Jassy said the company's corporate employees will be permitted
to work up to four weeks per year fully remotely from any location within the
country of employment.
Amazon, one of the largest
private employers in the United States, would also require its employees to be
close enough to their teams to be able to make it to meetings at a day's
notice.
The company, which started on-site vaccinations for its frontline employees in the United States in March, has taken to a flexible approach to reopening like tech peer Microsoft Corp, which said it would take a site-by-site approach to U.S. office reopenings.
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NEW YORK, OCT 12: According to
the United Nations, almost 400,000 children are facing starvation in war-torn
Yemen.
After around seven years of conflict, 20 million people - two-thirds of the population - need help, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, David Gressly, said on Monday.
An expansion of the conflict has
made the situation even worse for countless people, especially in the south of
the country. The worst humanitarian crisis in the world is raging in Yemen,
Gressly said.
The country has been roiled by a
devastating power struggle between a Saudi-backed government and the
Iran-linked Houthi rebels since late 2014.
The conflict of more than six years in Yemen has pushed the country, one of the poorest in the Arab world, to the brink of famine and caused huge damage to health facilities.
Gressly said only about 2.1
billion dollars of the approximately 3.8 billion dollars calculated in March
for humanitarian aid for the population had been received.
Serious efforts to find a
political solution to the conflict were making progress, Gressly said. But
reconstruction could not wait until a ceasefire. The world must not allow a
whole generation to grow up knowing nothing but conflict.
People needed work, the fishing industry had to be revived, the ports and airports had to be opened, Gressly said.
Civil servants must be paid enough so that they do not also fall into poverty. For this, too, the economy must be stimulated to find the resources to pay them.
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Monday, 11 October 2021
BERLIN, OCT 11: German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens on Monday unveiled the world’s first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg, billing it as more punctual and energy efficient than traditional trains.
Four such trains will join the northern city’s S-Bahn rapid urban rail network and start carrying passengers from December, using the existing rail infrastructure.
Other cities like Paris have driverless metros while airports often have automated monorail trains plying terminals, but those run on exclusive single tracks while the Hamburg train will be sharing tracks with other regular trains.
The project, which Siemens and Deutsche Bahn called a “world first”, is part of a 60 million euro ($70 million) modernisation of Hamburg’s rapid urban rail system.
Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz said automated trains offer “a more reliable” service “without having to lay a single kilometre of new track”.
“We are making rail transport more intelligent,” said Siemens CEO Roland Busch, estimating that automated trains can transport “up to 30 percent more passengers, significantly improve punctuality and save more than 30 percent energy”.
Although the train is controlled through digital technology and fully automated, a driver will still be present to supervise journeys whenever there are passengers on board, the companies said in a statement.
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ISLAMABAD, OCT 11: The United States has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the Taliban rulers, according to a statement released on Sunday.
The statement came at the end of the first direct talks
between the former foes since the chaotic withdrawal of US troops at the end of
August.
The Taliban said the talks held in Doha, Qatar, went well,
with Washington freeing up humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after agreeing not
to link such assistance to formal recognition of Taliban.
The United States made it clear that the talks were in no way a preamble to recognition of the Taliban, who swept into power on Aug 15 after the US-allied government collapsed.
Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen said the
movement’s interim foreign minister assured the US during the talks that the
Taliban were committed to seeing that Afghan soil is not used by extremists to
launch attacks against other countries.
On Saturday, however, the Taliban ruled out cooperation with
Washington on containing the increasingly active militant Islamic State group
in Afghanistan.
The IS, an enemy of the Taliban, has claimed responsibility
for a number of recent attacks, including Friday’s suicide bombing that killed
46 Shias.
“We are able to tackle Daesh (IS) independently,” Shaheen
said when asked whether the Taliban would work with the US to contain the
Islamic State affiliate. He used an Arabic acronym for IS.
Bill Roggio, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence
of Democracies who tracks militant groups, agreed the Taliban do not need
Washington’s help to hunt down and destroy Afghanistan’s IS affiliate, known as
the Islamic State in Khorasan Province.
The Taliban “fought 20 years to eject the US and the last
thing it needs is the return of the US. It also doesn’t need US help,” said
Roggio, who also produces the foundation’s Long War Journal.
The IS affiliate doesn’t have the advantage of safe havens
in Pakistan and Iran that the Taliban had in its fight against the United
States, Roggio said. However, he warned that the Taliban’s longtime support for
Al Qaeda made them unreliable as counterterrorism partners with the United
States.
The Taliban gave refuge to Al Qaeda before it carried out
the 9/11 attacks. That prompted the 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan that drove
the Taliban from power.
“It is insane for the US to think the Taliban can be a
reliable counterterrorism partner, given the Taliban’s enduring support for Al
Qaeda,” Roggio said.
During the meeting, US officials were expected to press the Taliban to allow Americans and others to leave Afghanistan. In their statement, the Taliban said without elaborating that they would facilitate principled movement of foreign nationals.
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Sunday, 10 October 2021
DUBAI, OCT 10: The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken a wait-and-watch approach on Afghanistan but will discuss the game’s fate in the country in a board meeting next month, ICC acting chief executive Geoff Allardice said on Sunday.
Afghanistan risk isolation since the country’s Taliban takeover in August, with Cricket Australia threatening not to host them for a one-off Test in Hobart next month if the new government in Kabul did not allow women to play the sport.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has said it is committed to women’s cricket but was awaiting instructions from the government on its future.
“Our primary function is to support the development of cricket in that country through the member board,” Allardice told a virtual news conference ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup which begins on October 17.
“We have said all along that we are waiting to see how things unfold under the different regime in that country.”
“The ICC board will consider it when they next meet which is looking like at the end of the T20 World Cup.”
Afghanistan are currently training in Qatar and will begin their Twenty20 World campaign against a qualifier in Sharjah on Oct 25.
When the Taliban last ruled Afghanistan two decades ago, girls were not allowed to attend school and women were banned from work and education.
Australia Test captain Tim Paine said teams might refuse to play Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup, but Allardice said there was no doubt over their participation in the showpiece event.
“They are a full member of the ICC and the team is preparing for the event at the moment and will be playing in Group B,” he said.
“As far as their participation in the event, it’s proceeding as normal.”
The ICC official also confirmed that the 20-overs World Cup, last staged in 2016, will embrace the Decision Review System with each team having a maximum of two reviews per innings.
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